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Subject: COMMANDERS SITREP                                               

Box  ID: BX000205

Document Number:          9

Folder Title: VII CORPS CMDS SITREP                                                                           

Folder Seq #:        179

Unit: VII CORPS   

Parent Organzation: ARCENT      



  OPERATIONS FOR US VEHICLES AND ECUT@@'MEN@ TN -RAO; @STABL'S'-IY7\1-
  OF KUWAITI SECURITY FORCE; AND H'-,IMANII'ARIAN ASSISTANCE.  i:7-@"4 -@NG
  IS ONGOING FOR MOVEMENT OF C--@RPS TO         DE,)E;_OP.MEN-r
  AND REDEPLOYMENT OF UNITS TO USARELJI@@' AND (.,-NLIS.
                                                                   UNCLASSIFIED
      @j   ISSUES:
      A.        PERSONNEL.
          (1) @@     AVAILABILITY OF B ONZE-- STAR DECORATIONS.    (RED)
  CURRENTLY HAVE 9000 AGAINST ESTIMATED REQUIREMENT OF 20,000. POC
  VII CORPS AG, LTC THORNTON, 9-70?-7711-717.
          (2)        REQUEST 15 ADDITIONAL U.S. ARABIC LINGUISTS FOR
  MILITARY INTELLIGENCE MISSIONS (EPW, TRANS@IRIF-,TION, ETC.)
  EXPECTED. REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING GRADES AND MOS: 2 X 97E20AZ; 5
  X 97EIOAZ; AND 6 X 98GIOAZ. IF REQUIRED GRADES AND/CIR MOS'S ARE
  NOT AVAILABLE, REQUEST SUBSTITUTION OF QUALIFIED U.S. ARABIC
  LINGUISTS WITH FIRST PRIORITY TO MOS NOT GRADE. WITH THE
  DEPARTURE OF THE KUWAITI LINGUISTS AN ADDITIONAL 51 U.S.
  LINGUISTS ARE REQUIRED FOR MEDICAL, FORCE PROTECTION, AND CIVIL
  AFFAIRS OPERATIONS. TOTAL REQUIREMENT IS 66. POC VII CORPS GI,
  LTC JOHNSON, TASS 9-709-9977-611.
      B.        LOGISTICS.
          (1)        REEFERS. (AMBER) ALL 120 GOB RECEIVED.
  APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT. VII CORPS STILL REQUIRES 80 ADDITIONAL
  REEFERS TO SUPPORT OPERATION AS TEMPERATURES INCREASE. POC VII
  CORPS B4, LTC MANGUM, TASS 9-709-7566-661/658.
          (2) (9) DCU. (AMBER) WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT A
  LARGE SHIPMENT OF FLOPPY HATS AND DESERT TAN BOOTS ARE DUE IN ON
  OR ABDUT 15 APRIL 91. AS STATED IN PREVIOUS SITREP, CORPS STILL
  HAS A REQUIREMENT OF 94,000 OF EACH. FURTHER UNDERSTAND THAT 2D
  COSCOM HAS COORDINATED REQUISITIONS WITH 321ST TAMMC. PLEASE
  PUSH ITEMS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. POC VII CORPS B4 IS LTC MANGUM,
  TASS 9-709-7566-661/65a.
          (3)        CLASS IX REQUISITIONING PROCEDURES. (AMBER)
  UNDERSTAND A SOLUTION IS BEING WORKED; HAVE NOT SEEN RESULTS.
W TO ENSURE THAT VII
  CORPS UNITS DEPART WITH FULLY MISSION CAPABLE EQUIPMENT AND THAT
  TRANSFER OF POMCUS MATERIAL F'ROCEEDS SMOOTHLY. PLEASE CONFIRM
  CLASS IX REQUISITIONING STATUS AND PROCEDURES. POC LTC HAYES,
  TASS 9-709-7566-670.
          (4)   @) M113/HEMMTT ENGINES AND MAJOR ASSEMBLIES.
  (AMBER) SHORTAGES IN ENGINES, TRANSMISSIONS AND OTHER MAJOR
  ASSEMBLIES CONTINUE TO DEGRADE VII CORPS READINESS DUE TO ZERO
  BALANCES THROUGHOUT THE CORPS. REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE: 14 EA M113
  ENGINES, 3 EA HEMMTT ENGINES, 2 EA HUMMV TRANSFERS, 14 EA 900
  SERIES FIVE TON TRUCK TRANSFERS, 2 EA HEMMTT TRANSMISSIONS, AND
  12 SETS OF TRACK FOR MBB'S. POC VII CORPS B4, LTC HAYES, TASS 9-
  709-7566-670/672.
          (5) t&) REDEPLOYMENT OF LOADED/FUELED 5000 GAL POL
  TANKERS. (AMBER) HAVE RECEIVED INFORMAL FEEDBACK FROM TRANSCOM
  MSG REGARDING SHIPMENT OF UPLOADED POL TANKERS DURING
  REDEPLOYMENT. VII CORPS IS PLANNINB TO SHIP TANKERS THAT ARE 95%
  FULL BACK TO EUROPE. AWAITING SPECIFIC THEATER INSTRUCTIONS
  REGARDING WHETHER FULL TANKERS CAN BE SHIPPED TO HOME STATION VIA
  RAIL; SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MARKING OF NON-PURGED/FULL FUEL
  TANKERS AT THE PORTS; AND GUIDANCE ON PACKING AND SHIPMENT OF
  FUEL BLADDERS. POC VII CORPS IS LTC BROWNE, TASS 9-709-7712-818.
      C.        ENGINEER. (AMBER) REQUEST THAT THE 512TH AND OTHER
  EOD TEAMS NOW GS TO VII CORPS BE PLACED OPCON TO CORPS.
  PRIORITIES FREQUENTLY AND QUICKLY CHANGE AS NEW HAZARDOUS AREAS
  ARE DISCOVERED. AN OPCON COMMAND RELATIONSHIP WOULD ALLOW CORPS
  TO BETTER DIRECT AND CONTROL TEAMS SO AS TO MAXIMIZE EFFORTS TO
  RENDER AREAS SAFE FOR SOLDIERS AND DISPLACED CIVILIANS. POC VII
  CORPS ACE, LTC CANDIDO, TASS 9-9977-617.
  4.       COMMANDER'S EVALUATION:
      A. (-S) CORPS MAINTAIN' 3CREEN ALONG DML, OUTPOSTS N
    GHWAY 8, AND IS POSTURED lu RESUME OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS IF
    QUIRED; CONTROLS MAJORITY OF IRAQI CIVILIAN TRAFFIC IN SECTOR
                                                   - UNCLASSIFIED

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Document 5 f:/Week-23/BX000205/VII CORPS CMDS SITREP/commanders sitrep:08099611154232
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File Room = jun96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-23
Box ID = BX000205
Unit = VII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = VII CORPS CMDS SITREP
Folder Seq # = 179
Subject = COMMANDERS SITREP
Document Seq # = 32
Document Date =
Scan Date = 26-JUN-1996
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 09-AUG-1996